The unusual title to this recording refers to a four-part suite which opens the material here. The featured soloist is soprano saxophonist Dave Liebman who is less outside and if I may, avant garde, than what I've heard from him previously. Still, the suite is what we once called “experimental”. Now it might be better referred to as complex, dense, and probably for the ears of experienced jazz listeners. After the suite, stay on board for Bernstein's “Somewhere”; Rodgers and Hart's “Where Or When”; and even something called “Hip Hop Shuffle”, and it's more listenable than the name suggests. Some of us may have to stretch a bit, but there's a lot of heavy duty music here. Summon up your courage and give it a shot.
CNY Jazz Central; 2024; appx. 54 min.
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